Kids say e-mail is, like, soooo dead

Iria · Jul 18, 2007, 04:30 PM

Source: News.com
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SAN FRANCISCO--The future of e-mail might be found on the pages of MySpace.com and Facebook.

Just ask a group of teen Internet entrepreneurs, who readily admit that traditional e-mail's more suited for keeping up professional relationships or communicating with adults.

"I only use e-mail for my business and to get sponsors," Martina Butler, the host of the teen podcast Emo Girl Talk, said during a panel discussion here at the Mashup 2007 conference, which is focused on the technology generation. With friends, Bulter said she only sends notes via a social network.

"Sometimes I say I e-mailed you, but I mean I Myspace'd or Facebook'ed you," she said.

Erroneus · Jul 18, 2007, 04:42 PM

Wroooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooong.

Using some closed service for contacting each other is not a replacement for email, never!

EcPercy · Jul 18, 2007, 04:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Erroneus

Wroooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooong.

Using some closed service for contacting each other is not a replacement for email, never!

I am with you on that. I am an e-mail administrator and I can tell you that it is a vital form of communication that will not be getting phased out by the likes of myspace or any other social network.

Vikingod · Jul 18, 2007, 04:51 PM

Well, as long as the kids say so...

Jul 18, 2007, 04:30 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	Kids say e-mail is, like, soooo dead Source: News.com _______ SAN FRANCISCO--The future of e-mail might be found on the pages of MySpace.com and Facebook. Just ask a group of teen Internet entrepreneurs, who readily admit that traditional e-mail's more suited for keeping up professional relationships or communicating with adults. "I only use e-mail for my business and to get sponsors," Martina Butler, the host of the teen podcast Emo Girl Talk, said during a panel discussion here at the Mashup 2007 conference, which is focused on the technology generation. With friends, Bulter said she only sends notes via a social network. "Sometimes I say I e-mailed you, but I mean I Myspace'd or Facebook'ed you," she said.

Jul 18, 2007, 04:42 PM	#2
Erroneus Get off my lawn! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 13,342 Rep Power: 114 System Specs	Wroooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooong. Using some closed service for contacting each other is not a replacement for email, never! __________________

Jul 18, 2007, 04:51 PM	#4
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,187 Rep Power: 109 System Specs	Well, as long as the kids say so... __________________ *How You Can Help DriverHeaven By Using Digg*